Kia ora

We’re seeking your feedback on changes to rules affecting heavy vehicle drivers and operators. These aim to reduce administrative requirements affecting heavy vehicles, use resources more efficiently, and enable the use of technology to help compliance and enforcement.

This survey covers:

  • Permit requirements for Rental Service Vehicles
  • New specifications for load pilot vehicle signs
  • Requirements for forward-facing load pilot signs for rear pilot vehicles
  • Class 1 driver licence weight threshold requirements for zero emission vehicles
  • Requirements for overseas heavy vehicle driver licence conversions
  • Class 2 driver licence weight threshold requirements for some electric public transport service buses


Your response and privacy:

The information you send us on this online form will be used by NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi to help inform our consultation for rules affecting heavy vehicle drivers and operators. NZTA may publish in part or in full the information you submit, for example in a consultation report, but we will not include any information that could be used to identify an individual person. If you have indicated you are an authorised representative of an organisation, we may publish your organisation’s name. Please clearly indicate if your comments contain commercially sensitive information or, if for some other reason, they should not be disclosed. If you would like to request official information from us, please don’t include that in your submission. Instead, please direct it to the project team at rules@nzta.govt.nz so we can respond to it in a timely manner. You can read more about how we handle your information on our website or contact us at info@nzta.govt.nz